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Lilwolf:

all the guncons do.  But you have to build a circuit for it.  If I remember correctly (I didn't build one... I'm still waiting on the vga release) the easiest way is if you have a composite out in the same video card.  Otherwise it takes a little work.

nickbuol:

For the DC I have some import gun games too, so I have a few choices.

As for development, as mentioned by a lot of people, heck even someone asked a few weeks ago for a GunCon2 FAQ or "How To" but the thread quickly faded away. 

Then, if you want S-Video, you need a circuit built to work?  I thought that you could hack an S-Video cable to get the GunCon RCA cable to tie into that.  Maybe that has changed, don't know.  I've spend a few hours trying to sort through everything, and still don't feel like I am 100% condifent in how to set it all up.

Again, I love the project, I WILL participate in the GunCon2 route, but if I need a circuit built, I sure wouldn't know how to do it, and then with calibration issues, different guns working with smoked glass (which I have) and so forth, I'm just not ready.  Others are, but then again I am still just trying to get my cabinet done first, then I will revisit it.  Oh, and the Dreamcast is being used for much more than a few light gun games.  My kids are big into DDR, so that, plus my other 200+ Dreamcast games need a new home since my wife says that it can no longer sit in the living room.


MiKman:


--- Quote from: deadmoney5 on August 13, 2005, 08:56:43 am ---wow..didn't realize how wrong I was... :o

but I still have an "S" video out from my card to the tv....Are there any guns that use "S" video?

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Most if not all the guncon2 guns use composite (rca style) connection.  I have mine connected to the RCA out on my MSI Geforce 4200 Ti and I have my TV connected to the svideo out on my geforce 4200 Ti so no special cables it just works!

I have 2 guns hooked up, I have tried both the WinGun drivers and smogs Guncon driver both have advantages and disadvantages but both work very well and are very easy to install and calibrate.

Bottom line if you have a TV (no matter what type of connection) what have you got to lose if you spend $20 on a guncon2 gun and give it a go.  OR you could spend $100 on Actlabs... Your choice.   Even if you don't have a video card that has both the svideo and the composite (1 rca type cable) or you have component (3 rca type cables), you can hack an svideo cable to Y out to composite signal for the gun relatively easy and it works...

I dunno for $20 I think it's worth the gamble. And they DO work. One of the 2 drivers WILL work with whatever guncon you buy.

deadmoney5:

Holy Schnikies...

I think I got lucky...

I assume the yellow input on my videocard next to the S-video is the video out for rca composite?

I didn't know I had both!!

So all I have to do is get the gun..plug the USB into computer, plug yellow rca into videocard...install one of the drivers....and I'm ready to go?


deadmoney5:

anybody have this gun?

http://cgi.ebay.com/PlayStation-Guncon-Sexxxy-Gun-SEALED-LQQK_W0QQitemZ8211541606QQcategoryZ21193QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

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